Adolescence as a gateway to adult health outcomes.

摘要: Abstract Adolescence has long been regarded as a transition from childhood to adulthood. More recently it is become concern of those wishing avoid adverse health outcomes during middle and late Most this effort focused on behavioural risk factors such tobacco excessive alcohol use, physical exercise habits, dietary well sexual injury-related behaviours. The that these habits are established adolescence, continue into adulthood, come constitute ongoing for There good reason criticize approach. These behaviours themselves shaped by adolescents’ living working conditions even then small proportion the variance predicting complex models how adolescence serves gateway adult presented. socio-environmental, public policy, political economy approaches. argument made period which policy plays an especially important role in future outcomes. Yet, policies influence all across life span with providing only one many periods shapes prospects later Ultimately should consider range approaches ranging examine towards prospects. An Adolescent Gateway Towards Adult Health Model provided assist process.